Samuel Morse and the Telegraph
Overview
From the beginning of time, humans have sought ways to communicate quickly across distances. In ancient times, groups living far from each other would send mess...
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Samuel Finley Breese Morse
1791-1872
American Inventor and Painter
Samuel Morse was a successful portrait painter who turned to invention in midlife. He developed the electric telegraph and the commun...
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Morse, Samuel F. B. (1791-1872)
Samuel Finley Breese Morse is recognized as the most influential figure in the development of the electromagnetic telegraph. It is interesting to note that although Mor...
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Biographies (2)

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872), American artist and inventor, designed and developed the first successful electromagnetic telegraph system.Samuel F. B. Morse was born in Charlestown, Mass., on...
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Samuel Finley Breese Morse was a well-known portrait painter who turned to science in mid-career and pioneered the electric telegraph.Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, on April 27, 1791, Morse was t...
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